Adam Holland, PhD, is a technical assistance specialist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include motivation in early childhood, promoting cognitive development in young children, equity, and understanding the effects of classroom processes on children's social and emotional competence. Adam is a co-author of the EduSnap (formerly Snapshot) Professional Learning System and worked on the FirstSchool project which seeks to improve the early school experiences of traditionally under-served populations by providing educator coaching, professional development, and technical assistance to states, districts, and schools. Current work includes the OSEP-funded STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) Center, the North Carolina Early Learning Network (NC-ELN), and the National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute planning team. On these projects, he focuses on ways to improve equity for children with disabilities through their access to high-quality, inclusive learning environments.
Adam Holland, PhD, is a technical assistance specialist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include motivation in early childhood, promoting cognitive development in young children, equity, and understanding the effects of classroom processes on children's social and emotional competence. Adam is a co-author of the EduSnap (formerly Snapshot) Professional Learning System and worked on the FirstSchool project which seeks to improve the early school experiences of traditionally under-served populations by providing educator coaching, professional development, and technical assistance to states, districts, and schools. Current work includes the OSEP-funded STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) Center, the North Carolina Early Learning Network (NC-ELN), and the National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute planning team. On these projects, he focuses on ways to improve equity for children with disabilities through their access to high-quality, inclusive learning environments.